MDGs in Africa

The MDG Africa Steering Group recommendations lay out the practical steps, strategies and programmes needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Africa. The recommendations were jointly produced and endorsed by the leaders of the United Nations, the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank Group, the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, the Islamic Development Bank Group, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the World Bank Group.

The MDG Africa Steering Group recommendations were included in a report considered by the AU Executive Council, which met from 27–28 June. A draft resolution on this item, recommending that AU members endorse the recommendations, was forwarded from the AU Executive Council for consideration by the Assembly of the African Union, which is in-session from 30 June to 1 July. Endorsement of the Steering Group recommendations by the AU Assembly will give them further leverage going into the 2008 G8 Summit in Hokkaido.